12008年韩国涂料行业1.1市场总体情况2008年韩国涂料产量为973kt,比2007年产量下降了1.5%;销售额约为30亿美元,比2007年增长了4%。受全球经济危机影响,汽车行业和建筑市场低迷,再加上国际原油价格和原材料价格的持续走高,使涂料行业受到较大影响。销售额的小幅上升,主要是由于原材料涨价后销售价格的进一步提高所致。具体情况如下: 12008 South Korea’s Coatings Industry 1.1 Market Overview The paint output of South Korea in 2008 was 973kt, a decrease of 1.5% over 2007 output; with sales of about 3 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 4% over 2007. Affected by the global economic crisis, the automotive industry and the construction market downturn, coupled with the international crude oil prices and raw materials prices continue to rise, the paint industry has been greatly affected. The slight increase of sales was mainly due to the further increase of sales price after the raw material price increases. Details are as follows: